ANYTHING BUT . . . AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
Pp. x+278, 24 plates (8 coloured), index; med. 8vo; green boards, spine lettered in gilt, top fore-corners of boards bruised; dust wrapper; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1998. First edition. More
Australian Sport
MY SPIN ON CRICKET.
Pp. x+295, 32 plates, (20 coloured in part or whole), index; med. 8vo; dark blue boards, spine lettered in lighter blue, small surface graze near centre of lower board; dust wrapper; text block faintly browned at edges; Hodder & Stoughton, London, 2005. First edition. More
THE ART OF BRADMAN: The Bradman Museum. A Collection of Original Paintings and Drawings.
Artwork by Brian Clinton. Text by Richard Mulvaney. Pp. 240, printed in red, pale green & black and illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (several full page), statistical record, select bibliography, index; demy 4to; padded green art. leather, lettered and ruled in gilt, with coloured pictorial onlay at..... More
CROWDED GALLERIES.
With Chapters on Tennis by Sir Norman Brookes. Pp. xii+324, coloured frontispiece portrait, plus one coloured and 32 black & white plates, text illustrations, pictorial endpapers, bibliography, index; demy 8vo; red cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt; dust wrapper, lightly foxed on reverse, edges rubbed and split; some light..... More
WINNING SNOOKER WITH EDDIE CHARLTON.
Foreword by Les Wheeler. Pp. 113(including recto of lower free endpaper), illustrated in colour throughout; small cr. 4to; boards a trifle marked; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges slightly rubbed and split, the backstrip faintly faded; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; MacMillan Australia, Melbourne, 1976. First edition. More
HOW TO WIN AT GOLF.
Colour Photography by Roger Gould. Pp. [viii]+120, illustrated in colour throughout (some double page), text printed in red & black, index; demy 4to; dust wrapper, backstrip faintly faded; Viking O'Neil, Melbourne, 1987. *Originally published in 1983 as Winning Golf[Donovan & Murdoch 49560]. More
WINNING GOLF.
Photography by Roger Gould. Pp. [viii]+120, printed in red & black, illustrated in colour throughout (some double page), instruction index; demy 4to; dust wrapper; Currey O'Neil, Melbourne, 1983. First edition. Donovan & Murdoch 49560. More
THOMAS EDWARDS & FAMILY: Farriers and Yachtsmen of Sandridge/Port Melbourne 1868-1961.
Pp. [vi]+60(last blank), pictorial title page, text illustrations (a couple full page), full page family tree, appendices; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, slightly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed; Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society, Melbourne, 1997. First edition. More
FALCONS SILVER JUBILEE: 25 YEARS OF NETBALL.
Pp. 60, illustrated; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, a trifle marked; [Falcons Netball Club, Bendigo, Victoria, 1985]. More
FOREVER FITZROY: A History of the Brunswick St Oval.
Pp. 64, text illustrations, index; post 8vo; pictorial stiff paper wrappers; security sticker on recto of lower wrapper; Galaxy Print and Design, Hastings, Vic, 2004. *A history of the home of the Fitzroy cricket and football teams for more than a century. More
RUNNING WITH THE BALL: Football's Foster Father,
being the autobiography of H. C. A. Harrison originally published under the title of The Story of an Athlete: A Picture of the Past. With a Preface on Harrison's family origins and his role in the start of Australian Rules football. Edited by A. Mancini and G. M. Hibbins. Pp..... More
AND THE CROWD WENT WILD: sporting days that thrilled a nation.
Pp. x+326, coloured and sepia text illustrations (some double and full page), bibliography; super roy. 4to; grey boards, lettered in black, dust wrapper; Playright Publishing Pty Ltd, Sydney, 2010. First edition. More
MERV: Merv Hughes.
Foreword by Max Walker. Pp. 144, illustrated (many full, one double page), statistics; pictorial glazed papered boards, lower board a trifle marked; minor production (folding) fault to top fore-corner of upper pastedown, the lower pastedown slightly bubbled, occasional faint soiling; Magenta Press, Melbourne, 1990. First edition. More
THE STORY OF GOLF in New South Wales, 1851-1987.
Pp. 312, 4 coloured plates, numerous black & white illustrations (some full page), appendices, index; demy 4to; bottom edge of boards lightly bumped; dust wrapper; New South Wales Golf Association, Sydney, 1988. First edition. *Loosely inserted is a folded sheet of Chatswood Golf Club letterhead, inscribed and signed by the..... More
THE SAINT ON THE MOVE 1990.
[cover title]. Pp. 12, processed; printed stiff paper wrappers with advertisements printed on reverse, stapled, slightly soiled; [Kennington Strathdale Football Club, Kennington, Victoria, 1990]. *Newsletter of the now defunct football club. Kennington and Strathdale are suburbs of Bendigo. More
THE SAINT ON THE MOVE 1990.
[cover title]. Pp. 12, processed; printed stiff paper wrappers with advertisements printed on reverse, stapled, slightly soiled; [Kennington Strathdale Football Club, Kennington, Victoria, 1990]. *Newsletter of the now defunct football club. Kennington and Strathdale are suburbs of Bendigo. More
SEVENTY YEARS.
A History of the Metropolitan Golf Club, Oakleigh, Victoria, which includes the History of the Caulfield Golf Club and a short account of early golf in Victoria. Edited by Keith Brown. Pp. [viii]+156, 25 plates (3 coloured, including frontispiece), appendices; head and foot of spine lightly rubbed, corners of boards..... More
NEW SOUTH WALES BOWLERS' ANNUAL, 1906.
An official record. Issued under the authority of the New South Wales Bowling Association. Pp. [ii]+348(including pictorial advertisements), frontispiece, numerous full page illustrations, floral patterned endpapers; grey cloth, lettered and decorated in black, edges lightly rubbed; a little light foxing and occasional faint soiling; Batson & Co.,Sydney, 1906. First edition..... More
FROM THE BEGINNING.
Moama Bowling Club. A History - 1928-1984. Pp. 88(last blank), tailpiece decorations, text illustrations (some full page); f'cap. 4to; pictorial paper wrappers, edges lightly rubbed, backstrip and lower wrapper a trifle creased, backstrip with small scratch at head and tail lightly bruised; edges of leaves slightly soiled, fore edges of..... More
THE HISTORY OF THE GEELONG GOLF CLUB.
Pp. [vi]+iv+178, 16 plates, membership lists; grey cloth, lettered and decorated in colours and gilt; dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed, backstrip and portion of panels faded; piece cut from top edge of upper free endpaper; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1967. First edition. Donovan & Murdoch 60560. More
THE BEST OF THE LAST TEN YEARS IN AUSTRALIAN SPORT.
Pp. 224, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (several full page), pictorial endpapers; small cr. 4to; boards slightly marked, edges rubbed; dust wrapper, a trifle scuffed; occasional slight soiling; H. K. Frost Holdings, South Australia, 1978. First edition. More
A MONKEY FOR A YACHT.
Pp. [ii]+40, text illustrations including a map, bibliography; demy 4to; pictorial stiff paper wrappers, stapled; Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society, Melbourne, 1999. First edition. *Signed by the author. The legend of a Victorian yachtsman including a history of the Port Melbourne Yacht Club. More
WHEN IT MATTERS MOST: The Norm Smith Medallist and Best on Ground in Every Grand Final.
Pp. 280, printed in navy & black and illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, the title page printed in red, pictorial endpapers; small cr. 4to; pictorial glazed papered boards; dust wrapper; Bas Publishing, Melbourne, 2006. First edition. *Since 1979, the Norm Smith Medal has been awarded to the..... More
CENTRE BOUNCE: Football from Australia's heart.
Foreword by Michael Long. Introduction by Martin Flanagan. Pp. 112, profusely illustrated (many full or double page), full page map; oblong 4to; pictorial papered boards, the lower board faintly scuffed; Hardie Grant Books, Melbourne, 2003. First edition. *Football in the Northern Territory. More
THE COMPLETE WHO'S WHO OF TEST CRICKETERS.
Research by James Coldham. Pp. 424, printed double column, frontispiece, plus numerous text illustrations; cr. 4to; green boards, spine lettered in gilt; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed; Rigby, Adelaide, 1980. Australian edition, second printing. More